Unit Name: | 104th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Dates: | 1967–Present |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Size: | 4 Batteries 431 personnel[1] |
Command Structure: | 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team |
Garrison: | Raglan Barracks, South Wales |
Nickname: | “The Welsh & Borderer Gunners” |
Equipment: | L118 light gun |
104 Regiment Royal Artillery (The Welsh & Borderer Gunners) is part of the British Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Wales and the West Midlands of England. It is equipped with the 105mm Light Gun.
The regiment was formed as 104 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967.[2] Its units were 210 (Staffordshire) Light Air Defence Battery at Wolverhampton and 211 (South Wales) Light Air Defence Battery at Newport.[2] In 1969, 214 (Worcestershire) Light Air Defence Battery at Malvern joined the regiment.[2] It was renamed 104 Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1976.[2] In 1986, 214 Battery was formed at Worcester and 217 (County of Gwent) Air Defence Battery was formed at Cwmbran: both joined the regiment.[2] In 1992 217 Battery was merged into Headquarters Battery and in 1993 the regiment was renamed 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).[2] Meanwhile, 210 Battery moved to 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery.[3]
Under Army 2020, 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery joined the regiment from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery.[4] In 2017, it converted to a light artillery gun regiment.[5] [6]
The current structure is as follows:[2] [7]